sunday, january 20th, 2013. >> the supreme justice, sotomayor, administered the oath. right now, president obama and vice president biden are on their way to the national cemetery. this comes after the vice president was sworn in, and you can see the president and vice president have arrived to the ceremony. a number of dignitaries will head to the church and white house as well. chris is near the church with more of today's events. >> reporter: police have cordoned off m street in front of the pmetropolitan church, an

that's where the president and first family will be worshipping this morning before the ceremonial swearing in. we have people lining the room, and members are inside and people who have come as visitors are inside, and people here lining the route here to see the president coming by. you are from houston, texas. >> yes. >> reporter: why are you here? >> we want to see the president, the first black president of america. >> reporter: you were brought together here from a school? >> yes, audio international school. >> reporter: what other events will you try to do while you are here? >> the inauguration tomorrow and the jack and jill gala tonight. >> reporter: how are you? >> fine, how are you? >> reporter: you a big smile on your face. what are you hoping to witness? >> history.

that's what i am here for. >> reporter: you just led a whole group in the song. >> actually, my wife led us in the song. >> reporter: i will ask you to do it again. >> ♪ ♪ can't nobody do it like jesus ♪ -- >> reporter: we'll be back here at 9:30. the service at the metropolitan ame church is expected to begin at 10:00 with the president and first family. more a little later. back to you, angie and richard. chris is where the president and his family will be later, and right now there is vice president joe biden who was sworn in a few minutes ago, and the president. and they are leaving arlington national ceremony, and the other

wreath laying will be at the mlk memorial. president obama, his swearing in ceremony is just after "meet the press." now, a lot of people wondering what will the weather be like for the tperstive tease. >> and storm 4 meteorologist, chuck bell, joins us live with that. >> good morning, everybody, here in the nation's capital where we are waiting for the inauguration to take place, and chris is ready where i get to vote. temperatures in the mid-40s in the city, but there are cooler spots in the upper 30s. and 39 in ash burn, virginia, and 43 in culpepper. and winds are gusting 25 to 35 miles per hour out in the high spots north and west of town and our winds will continue to increase in and around the city

today, so expect a breezy day today. winds out of the south for now but that will become a northwesterly breeze this afternoon and that's the leading edge of colder air coming our way. enjoy the mild weather today. cold enough for a chance of snow flurries tomorrow in the parade. we will talk about that and the arctic plunge coming. see you in a few. >> arctic plunge. i don't know how i feel about that. thanks, chuck. getting around in the district now is not too difficult, but that will change. here is 14th street and pennsylvania. some restrictions are already in place, and news4's derek ward is downtown. >> reporter: you remember there was not much activity earlier this morning, and take a look because it's different now. vehicular restrictions have been put in place so most of the cars

and trucks and buses that have some sor of clearance or reason to be on this part of pennsylvania, and as you can see the fencing has gone up now. they are working down there, and they already come up to where we are and they will make another pass perhaps on the other side of the sidewalk. you know what? this whole thing is good for business. these -- it's a local contractor with the fencing and bringing workers up from richmond and i am told a couple guys have never been to d.c., and they are working and getting a chance to see something that they have not seen before. this is in preparation for the inauguration. and i spoke with somebody from ddot, and they said parking restrictions have gone into place, and the restrictions will stay in place until after the inaugural, and tomorrow morning, early tomorrow morning, at 3:00 p.m., the 3rd street and memorial bridge will be among the major arteries to be closed to vehicular traffic, and pay

attention to the signage, and plan ahead. we are told you can go to ddot's website, that's godcgo.com. they have a rundown of the closures and places you can park and places you can't. >> thank you. metro is getting ready for the extra clouds this weekend. today metro will run on a normal weekend schedule with no track work so all trains are running, and tomorrow metro rail will run from 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and peak fair will be in place much of the day, and tomorrow the smithsonian archives and mt. vernon stations will be closed all day. metro wants its riders to have a smart trip card to ride to avoid the lines at the kiosks.

they are on sale today. the cards cost $15, and are on sale from 8:00 to 3:00 today. for more information head over to our website, nbcwashington.com and search "metro card." as the crowds make their way into the area tomorrow, we will be live starting at 4:00 a.m. and the time is 9:07. we may be a full day away from the public inauguration ceremonies but on this sunday morning we are right in the middle of several events to honor this historic moment. these are pictures from arlington national cemetery where the president and vice president placed the wreath in front of the unknown soldier. >> we will tell you about a special ceremony that is happening now in maryland this morning ahead of tomorrow's events. plus, the celebration tisid

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a developing story this morning. algerian soldiers found the bodies of 25 people believed to be hostages in the plant where the standoff happened yesterday. this morning the state department is warning americans about traveling to nigeria citing credible threats of the kidnapping of westerners. the government says all 32 militants responsible for the standoff have been killed. today the dean of the national cathedral, reverend gary hall, will talk about stopping gun violence in the wake of the sandy tragedy.

the forum follows the services. and five people are recovering from accidental shootings at three separate gun shows. incidents in ohio, north carolina and indiana. victims in each case were taken to the hospital. it's not just the inauguration people are celebrating today. it's also martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. >> happening in a few hours, a ceremony to honor king. and then chances of rain

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extra security personnel are on their way to d.c. to help with the inauguration. 120 iowa national guard soldiers

headed a bus headed to d.c. yesterday and they will help with crowd control, and local law enforcement and the secret service tomorrow, and the soldiers say it's an honor to take part in the inauguration. and new today, metro transit police are swearing in officers across the country that will help them with security tomorrow. >> the new recruits are coming from as far as way from san francisco to secure the second inauguration of obama, and seth is near where that will be under way. >> reporter: metro says transit policing is a special type of police work and that's why they invited 150 police officers from all over the country to help them with the metro crowds, and even houston, and atlanta and some from our own backyard and all the officers had to exchange their badges from their home turf to a special inauguration badge they will be wearing tomorrow. they watched a special thank you

video from the president where he let them know how much he appreciates their hard work tomorrow, and they will be in training today to see how the system works and the emergency procedures. >> transit police something unique, and it's crowded and wur kpbg with customers, and that's what the officers will see. we believed it was important to bring in officers from other transit properties to assist us. >> reporter: now in 2009, a woman fell on to the tracks accidentally at the gallery place metro station and it was a houston transit officer that was able to get her to safety, and that's why metro reassures you should have no problems tomorrow despite the big crowds. >> seth, thank you. >> tons of preparations going on. >> you may have worries out there if you are hanging out at

the parade? >> steamy and toasty warm because you will be elbow to elbow with all of the friends and neighbors and countrymen, but when you get out of the subway be ready for a winter chill. temperatures will be in the upper 20s and low 30s. that will be a bundle-up factor for sure. you will stand outside for long sper periods of time without a lot of movement. so bundle up. we will see a gradual increase in cloud cover by later this afternoon, but on the whole i think you will find today to be a generally sunny day. temperature already 45 degrees at national airport, and winds for now are out of the southwest at 10 miles per hour, and a cold front, the leading edge of what we have been waiting on for a week now is going to be coming through here about midafternoon today and the wind will turn back to the northwest, and it

will start to feel cooler and drier immediately. and then 50 degrees in the high spots out to the north and west, and high temperatures around town will be generally in the low 50s, and college park, your hometown forecast up near 48 degrees by noontime today, and flirting with 50 for a brief time in college park this afternoon with plenty of sunshine around and clouds coming back in and temperatures back in the mid-30s by 9:30 this evening. a high wind advisory posted in west virginia, and pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in the mid-40s this morning and already down 10 degrees since the sun came up, and temperatures are zero are below across parts of the upper midwest, and people paying attention to foxborough, and the ravens and new england playing today. and then winds are gusting 25 to

40 miles per hour up across the high spots north and west of town, and that's the leading edge of what promises to be a very cold stretch around here. chilly tomorrow, and arctic air coming in as we head towards tuesday afternoon. here is our microcast model tomorrow. noontime tomorrow, not much going on. clouds coming in and by late afternoon, there may be a quick hit of snow showers. sunny to start today, and increasing clouds, breezy and staying mild today, enjoy it, everybody, up in the low 50s for a time. overnight tonight as you go out on the mall tomorrow morning, temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s, and tomorrow becoming a cloudy and fairly breezy day later on, here is your planner, then, the march to the mall in the morning, and temperatures low to mid-30s, and windchills upper 20s to near 30, and swearing in at noon and all the performers onstage at about 1:00, and on the parade, plan on a cold and cloudy parade route tomorrow. bring yourself a nice warm cup

of tea to enjoy along the parade route, and bitter cold the rest of the week. >> dressing in layers could be hard for those women going to the ball tomorrow night. fighting for a spot in super bowl xlvii. this is the second straight year the ravens have gone to new england to battle the patriots for the afc championship. last year, baltimore lost. the winner of tonight's game will take on atlanta or san francisco in the super bowl two weeks from today. after eight long months caps will be able to rock the red. the home opener is on tuesday night against the winnipeg jets. the new coach apparently has a little bit more work to do with the team. the lightning broke a 3-3 tie in the third period scoring three unanswered goals and beating the capitals 6-3. it was not a good night for any of the d.c. sports teams.

the los angeles clippers defeated the wizards last night 94-87. john wall led in points. they will play the trail blazers tomorrow night. and st. louis cardinals legend musial. he played his entire 22-year career with the cardinals. over his career, he collected more than 3600 hits and was inducted into the hall of fame in 1969. baseball fans are paying their respect also to earl weaver, and the skipper spent his managerial career, and is the winningness manager in baltimore history and was inducted into the baseball

hall of fame in 1996, and he was known for his theatrical tantrums with umpires. there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the martin luther king national memorial to mark mlk day which is tomorrow. martin luther king iii, and al sharpton and vincent gray will be on hand for the ceremony that begins at noon. hundreds marched and rallied to keep king's dream alive in washington, and they gathered for the peace and freedom walk. besides honoring his legacy, speakers brought up d.c. voting rights in congress. once again, president obama is using the holiday to spread his message of helping others. the first family urged people to give back to their communities with the national day of service yesterday. the president and first lady

helped spruce up an elementary school. president obama told the crowd to follow dr. king's advice and help others every chance they get. fplt i am always reminded everybody wants to be first, and everybody wants to be a drum major, but if you are going to be a drum major, be a drum major for service, be a drum major for justice and be a drum major for looking out for other people. >> the national day of service also brought out plenty of celebrities, from former first daughter clinton and other actors led a helping hand. last night, first lady michelle obama and jill biden held a concert. mrs. obama paid tribute to

military members and their families. >> when i think about what makes america great, i think about all of you, our men and women in uniform, and our military spouses, and our amazing military kids. >> mrs. obama continued the tradition she started earlier in honoring the military. >> i can't get over her bangs. i really like them. the selected group that will get a very special chance to dance with the lady with the bangs at the inaugural ball tomorrow night. >> and if you are waking up this morning. check it out. that's vice president joe biden taking the oath of office. and this was just moments ago. more ina

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i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear? >> i, joseph r. biden jr., do solemnly swear -- >> that i will support the constitution of the united states, against all enemies foreign and domestic -- >> earlier this morning, vice president joe biden took the oath of office. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor was there to administer the oath. >> it's sunday, january 20th. 2013. it's now time for a check on your weekend forecast. >> let's go to our meteorologist, chuck bell.

>> we're on the front lawn of channel 4, and the sun is out in a mostly cloud view sky. that's the view from over the top of my head, and you are looking westbound into a mostly clear sky. temperatures are mild by january's standards, and upper 40s and low 50s all over the map, and on the whole it's going to be a mild day. winds already gusting near 40 miles per hour in western maryland, and the strong winds are moving in our direction. breezy sunshine today. temperatures well above average again in the upper 40s and low 50s around town, and everybody will head out on the mall tomorrow. and increasing clouds and a risk of flurries on your inauguration parade. we will talk about that and give you the seven day filled with arctic air. >> we can hear that wind blowing

against your microphone. hold on to your hats. and then a special celebration for the second inauguration as well as dr. martin luther king. chris, you just had quite a sight rolling passed you. >> reporter: we are trying to bring you a close-up, and you see behind me the two inaugural vehicles arrive. first the president, about ten minutes ago, the president and first family followed by a second motorcade of vice president joe biden and jill biden, and they are here at the washington ame church, and the people who got inside when they got here early, and then you see people lining the streets, and you were waving and happy? >> yeah, because he leaned forward and i saw him collectly and it made me happy. i wanted to wave and say we

support you, and we want to welcome him to this moment. so it was awesome. it was good. >> reporter: tell me about who you brought? >> truly a great day in the nation's capital. this is my great grandchildren, and i wanted them to be part of this history. >> reporter: from? >> washington, d.c. >> reporter: you are from? >> seattle. >> reporter: let's take you to the church this morning at about 8:00 as they were preparing for the president. metropolitan ame is the oldest african-american methodist church in washington, d.c., and the sign outside says god bless the president and the first

family of the united states of america. the lines stretched around the block, some bringing children to witness history. >> in all of our undertakeings, we need to move forward, under his leadership, and move forward under his guidance and direction, and i think if the country can come together and do that, we'll be a better place. >> there's no place i would rather be. i am excited to be able to worship here and spend time on these great days, and i am very excited to be here. >> a very interesting day and very important day, and the world has a lot of huge issues, so we need great leadership, and i do believe president obama is the one that can do it. >> i want to meet michelle obama. and i would say, to keeping fair and nice and helpful. >> reporter: so many children being brought here to be part of it, and the president and first family are now at the church service, and afterwards they will go to president obama's

ceremonial swearing in ceremony, and we are here to cover all of the inaugural activities. back to you. >> thank you, chris. keep it for for nbc's special coverage of president obama's private swearing in ceremony, and that's just after "meet the press." right now the final preparations under way to get d.c. ready for tomorrow's inauguration festivities. crews are getting ready for as many as half a million people to file in. the area surrounding the national park is gearing up for tomorrow's big parade. derrick ward is there. >> reporter: you have seen this preparation go up around us. i will step out of the way here. that's going to be a screening point for the people who will be

coming down to the parade route, and you see some of the fencing going up here. earlier the scene along pennsylvania avenue where there was a flury of activity, and street sweepers and fences, and clearing, and the no parking signs have gone up on the streets. a few minutes ago i saw an mvp d come by with three vehicles on it. now, they will get the closings under way in earnest tomorrow morning at about 3:00 p.m., and the third street tunnel memorial bridge among those streets that will be closed. you can go to a website, go dcgodc.com, and it can give amap and instructions about where you can park and can drive and can't drive. the people coming down are told to take metro because that will make it easier for you, however, as you can see, things are

starting to lock down for the preparation of tomorrow's inaugural. visitors from across the country are waking up in the nation's capital. and people enjoyed the sites and tastes of washington. and we found people waiting to eat at ben's chili bowl. >> reporter: why did you come? >> we are barack obama supporters, and my daughter lives in d.c., so we are taking advantage of having an escort. >> i am from dallas, texas, and i came because i wanted to be part of history. >> it took patience to get through the traffic for crowds. but still visitors enjoyed the beauty of the national mall at night. we have compiled a list of everything of getting around.

you can find closures on our locals guide. the time is 9:36, and still ahead president obama won't be the only person to dance with the first lady tomorrow night. who else will get a special dance? that's next. plus the star-studded party that may take place at the white house next week. you are watching "news4 today."

in this week's wednesday child, we are re-introducing you to brandon, a bright and talented boy that we met three years ago. back then he was hoping to find a loving family to adopt him, and he has not given up hope. here is barbara harrison.

>> reporter: this is brandon. at 15 he has shown pretty amazing talent on the drums. he makes the drums speak, even when he is feeling a little too shy to share his thoughts and feelings in words. what grade are you in now? >> tenth. >> reporter: do you like school? >> a little bit. >> reporter: how are you doing in school? >> fine. >> reporter: his social worker tells us he is doing well in school. >> an honor roll participants, and he likes the drums and ping pong, and he averages two new books a month. >> reporter: do you want to go to college? >> yes. >> reporter: what would you like to study in college? >> music. >> reporter: he showed talent at the piano, and he said he would

like parents because everybody needs parents. would you like a mom, a dad, or both? >> both. >> reporter: that's you. can you believe it? right now what brandon needs is a family to make him feel wanted and as special as he is. barbara harrison, news4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and in your heart for brandon or another child waiting, please call the special adoption hotline, that number is 1-88-to-adopt-me. you can log on as well and search "wednesday's child." we will show you what is going on at the church, and we will have that coming up in a moment. first, let's talk about all the people waiting to see the president and vice president.

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the roads are blocked near the metropolitan ame church where president obama and vice president biden are said to be attending services this morning, and this is a few blocks away from the white house. we have more inauguration coverage coming straight ahead, but it's real exciting time as we saw chris gordon out there, and so many people lining the streets and they leaned in and saw him make his pass through there. >> a lot of people doing the same thing tomorrow. >> that's one of the cool things. i get to vote at that church and you have walk out that church and go down m street and look left, you see the white house. i like to go down and take a look at the white house and then go to the polling station and

vote on who i want to live there. the sun is shining and temperatures are not so january-like out there just yet, and we will be up near 50 degrees again today in what has been a warm january and a warm winter to boot. we are above average for january, but that is about to take a turn for the colder, my friends. on the city camera view, there's a veil of high cloudiness across the skies, and winds are temporarily out of the southwest at 10 miles per hour. southerly breezes out ahead of the cold air coming our way. and it's getting windy, and not much of waeupbd gust around the city just yet, and winds are gusting 25 to almost 40 miles per hour in western maryland and that's coming our way into the city today. winds will be gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour for this

afternoon so be ready for a blustery day today, though not cold. temperatures below zero in the upper midwest, and the ravens and patriots tonight, and relatively good weather in foxborough, and snow is coming tomorrow and the rest of the week if you are traveling back home or in that direction, and last of the mild weather today, and a cold front coming, and a chilly but not terribly cold start tomorrow, but the arctic air arrives as we go into the day on tuesday, and subtemperatures back on tuesday, wednesday and maybe thursday, and then noon tomorrow is when the swearing is going on downtown, and mid to late afternoon, could have a passing snowflake or two. not looking for any measurable snow, but could whiten the ground. breezy and mild today.

tonight, going into tomorrow morning, when you get out to head your way down to the mall, temperatures hovering down to the freezing mark, and they are getting near there. dress in warm layers tomorrow as temperatures will be in the low 30s, and during the swearing in ceremony, 11:00 to 1:00, when everybody is up onstage, temperatures around 40 degrees, and still a lot of clouds coming back into the picture and full cloud cover and maybe flurries by parade time, by about 5:00 or 6:00 in the afternoon, and it will get cold and stay cold all week long. the next big story after the cold might be a potential for some snow around here, thursday and friday, and all eyes on that. [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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live pictures now of the u.s. capitol all dressed up for the inauguration tomorrow. the public swearing in ceremony of president obama for his second term, that under the line of flags there is the stage where the president will stand alongside the first lady and take the oath of office, and these are live pictures of the national mall jammed packed this weekend and more people are probably heading here now for the inauguration celebrations and of course the parade tomorrow. we have it all covered right here. >> a whole other picture tomorrow filled with the clouds. a special honor for members of the military that will actually get a chance to dance with the president, the vice president and their wives at the inaugural paul. a staff sergeant will dance with

the president. >> i never thought i would be dancing with our commander in chief, a president or anybody. >> i am getting an opportunity to represent so many different people, and it's a pride point for them, you know, hey, it's pr poe dunk south carolina, one of us is doing it. and i think it's great. >> two others were selected, an army staff sergeant will dance with vice president biden, and a navy petty officer will dance with jill biden. another superstar added to the list, lady gaga will reportedly perform tuesday at a special event for the president's staff. rapper jay-z performed in 2009. coming up next is "the chris matthews show." >> and here is a look at what they are looking on. >> good morning, washington. coming up at 10:00 on the "chris

matthews show," the president begins a second term full of promise, and as he addresses the country he will try to project his determination to overcome the partisan obstacles that would block those accomplishments. will the republicans see any pluses in cooperating, and if so the second term could see real change on guns, on immigration, on tax reform. plus, that hateful nra ad this week that used the president's daughters serves to remind us how the country adopted this family over the last four years, and we will talk about the role and the vision of the white house. and join us for a great roundtable. now for a look at what is coming up on "meet the press," here is david gregory. >> good morning, and on the eve of the second inauguration, the capitol has two issues, guns and the national debt.

we will talk to two key senators, shuck schumer and senator cruz. and joe scarborough joins us, and david axelrod, and chuck todd here to talk about the numbers in a new poll. that's coming up on "meet the press." and shortly after "meet the press," president obama will be sworn in at a private ceremony at the white house. and earlier today vice president joe biden took his oath. sotomayor swore in the vp. and the families travelled to church for services set to start in a few minutes. and today's services is celebrating president obama's second inauguration as well as the martin luther king jr.

holiday and the 175th anniversary of the church. as crowds make their way into downtown tomorrow morning, we will keep you up-to-date, we start early tomorrow, on capitol hill at 4:00 a.m., and you can see the special coverage of the private swearing in ceremony is coming up here after "meet the press." and it's a very exciting time. i know the weather, there are some things that cannot be so promising. >> it could be a lot worse. it could be a lot colder, if it was on tuesday it would have been a lot worse, and it couldn't be as bad as reagan's second inaugural. >> 7